Bessemer, Pennsylvania is a small town located in western Pennsylvania with a population of just under 700 people. It is an area that is heavily influenced by local politics and has been for many years. The local government consists of five elected supervisors who oversee day-to-day operations and are instrumental in making important decisions regarding the community. Issues such as zoning regulations, public safety, infrastructure maintenance and economic development are all handled by these officials. As far as political candidates go, Bessemer residents cast their votes in various local and state elections for different positions such as governor, state senator, county executive and more. Additionally, the voters also have the opportunity to weigh in on ballot initiatives that can potentially impact their lives or their community at large. With each election cycle, Bessemer citizens demonstrate their dedication to keeping informed about the issues at hand and voting for the candidates they believe will best benefit their town’s future.
The political climate in Bessemer, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bessemer, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bessemer, Pennsylvania: d r r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bessemer, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $4,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)